Category: Technical Corner

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Google Scraps Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

#ICYDK: Google will no longer require workers to privately arbitrate employment-related claims instead of filing lawsuits in court. Tech companies have faced significant pressure from employee advocates to abandon such policies. http://bit.ly/2VHMLoM

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Proposed Federal Overtime Rule Doesn’t Include Automatic Adjustments

Unlike the 2016 federal overtime rule, the new proposal doesn’t include automatic adjustments to the exempt salary threshold. But the Labor Department wants feedback on its goal to propose updates every four years. http://bit.ly/2VMltxA

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Federal Overtime Rule Proposal Revives Debate on Fair Salary Cutoff

As employers grapple with a new federal overtime rule proposal, the business community has described the salary threshold as fair, but worker advocates say the proposed level isn’t high enough. http://bit.ly/2VNKOqS